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The Rikers Island jail complex is shown in the Bronx borough of New York, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File

Rikers Island inmates sue NYC claiming they were trapped in cells during jail fire that injured 20

July 9 | Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

The Rikers Island jail complex is shown in the Bronx borough of New York, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File

Rikers Island inmates sue NYC claiming they were trapped in cells during jail fire that injured 20

July 9 | Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island are suing the city...

Hassan Nofal, 53, who was displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, holds the keys to his home that he was forced to leave with his family at a makeshift tent camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 4, 2024. Over nine months of war between Israel and Hamas, Palestinian families in Gaza have been uprooted repeatedly, driven back and forth across the territory to escape the fighting. Each time has meant a wrenching move to a new location and a series of crowded, temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Our world in photos: July 9

July 9 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

GAZA — When the key to survival is constant migration: Hassan Nofal, 53...

From left: Bob Greco, Tom Robinson and Dan Hureira. Photo by Alex Quiles

Polaroids and pencils bring the analog photography community together at Brooklyn Film Camera

July 9 | Mandie-Beth Chau

Instant film photographer Tom Robinson founded “Through the Lens and Lead,” a...

Richard K. Hayes, Alixandra E. Smith and John J. Durham (not pictured), newly appointed leaders in the Eastern District of New York's U.S. Attorney's Office. Photos courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. Attorney Breon Peace Appoints new leadership for Eastern District’s key divisions

July 9 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Eastern District of New York’s U.S. Attorney Breon...

Brooklyn Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Stong receives the Mayre Rasmussen Award

July 9 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Hon. Elizabeth Stong of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern...

Nets hope to rebuild without Bridges

July 9 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

The Nets are moving on from Mikal Bridges and moving into the...

This is an undated photo showing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine. AP Photo/File

Carl Erskine was more than just baseball

July 8 | Andy Furman

Jerry West. Willie Mays. The Baby Bull — Orlando Cepeda. It has been...

Icelandic horses play in the outskirts of Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises on Monday, July 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Our world in photos: July 8

July 8 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

FRANKFURT — ‘Can you give me a horseback ride?’: Icelandic horses play on...

COVID-19 rate trending up across New York

July 8 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

STATEWIDE — COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS ACROSS the state are more than double the...

Nicholas Allard, former dean of Brooklyn Law School, wrote an article for the Fourth of July in which he explained the critical role of lawyers in sustaining democracy and fostering national unity. Eagle photo by Andy Katz

‘United we stand’: Lawyers urged to foster national unity

July 8 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

In a Fourth of July reflection published in the ABA Journal, Nicholas...

Children play in a water park on a hot day, Friday, June 21, 2024, in the Bronx. AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

Scorched by history: Discriminatory past shapes heat waves in minority and low-income neighborhoods

July 8 | Ryan Doan-Nguyen, Associated Press

Ruben Berrios knows the scorching truth: When it comes to extreme heat...

Hon. Robin K. Sheares (in glasses), along with interns (from left): Samia Uddin, 23; Tom Mixartiles, 19; Nya Dos Santos Pantin, 20; David Muccigrosso, 16; and Ali Malik, 17. Photo by Wayne Daren Schneiderman

Kings County internship program celebrates 34 years: offers students ‘the opportunity of a lifetime’

July 8 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The Kings County Courts Izetta Johnson Internship Empowerment Program, formerly...

Attorney General Letitia James emphasized the urgent need to uphold federal regulations on ghost guns to combat rising gun violence in an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court decision that overturned this gun safety rule. Eagle file photo by Bebeto Matthews

AG James joins coalition urging Supreme Court to uphold ghost gun regulations

July 8 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Attorney General Letitia James has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general...

Behind this green shed is a new sidewalk. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

Legendary L&B Spumoni Gardens rumored to open in DUMBO this fall

July 5 | Mary Frost

Reader Lizzie Kirshenbaum wrote to the Brooklyn Eagle in February 2024 asking...

Oyster projects struggle in harsh Hudson waters

July 5 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

RED HOOK — Projects to revive the Hudson and East rivers’ “functionally extinct...

Jackie Sibblies Drury. Photo courtesy of Marc J. Franklin

Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury discusses her latest project, Illinoise

July 5 | Mandie-Beth Chau and Peter Stamelman

Jackie Sibblies Drury is fresh off writing Illinoise, a Tony award-winning...

Judge Vincent Del Giudice receives a commemorative plaque from Hon. John Ingram (left) and Bill Neri (right) at his retirement celebration held at Gargiulo's Restaurant in Coney Island. Eagle photo by Mario Belluomo

Legal community celebrates Judge Vincent Del Giudice’s retirement

July 5 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Members of the legal community gathered at Gargiulo’s Restaurant in...

Lucaine's car T-boned a black Acura driven by David Ellis. The impact trapped Ellis in his vehicle, which required the Emergency Services Unit to cut off the car door to free him. Photo: Panumas/Adobe Stock

Queens speed demon gets 3 to 9 for deadly Crown Heights crash

July 5 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A Queens man is heading to prison for three to nine years...

Liberty look for clean sweep of Fever

July 5 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

All-Star rookie phenom Caitlin Clark has had her ups and downs...

The signing of the Declaration of independence by John Trumbull. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, licensed under the Wikimedia Commons License

What was the ‘first American novel’? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started

July 4 | Hillel Italie, Associated Press

In the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected...

People enjoy the sunny weather and a view of the Manhattan skyline from the Brooklyn waterfront, March 21, 2021, in New York. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File

Tourists are flocking back to NYC

July 3 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

CITYWIDE — TOURISM IN NYC is almost back to its pre-pandemic levels...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Brooklyn’s Sen. Chuck Schumer threatened by Trump with military tribunal and imprisonment

July 3 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

NATIONWIDE — NEW YORK SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER, a resident of Park Slope, was...

Mayor Eric Adams announced legal action against companies selling illegal flavored vapes. AP photo by Peter Afiryie

Adams administration sues to halt flavored vape sales by 11 companies

July 3 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Adams administration filed a lawsuit last April to stop 11 companies...

A young skateboarder tries out the new skate park at Red Hook’s Harold Ickes Playground in Red Hook. Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila

New skate park and BMX track opens in Red Hook

July 3 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

RED HOOK — NYC PARKS COMMISSIONER Sue Donoghue joined Brooklyn Commissioner Martin Maher...

Liberty All-Stars help avenge Cup loss

July 3 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu found out Tuesday that they...

The pack climbs the hills and vineyards around Cuneo during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 230.8 kilometers (143.4 miles) with start in Piacenza and finish in Turin, Italy, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Our world in photos: July 2

July 2 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

ITALY — A flock of 176 riders: The pack climbs the hills and...

Interior of Farina. Photos courtesy of Michael Turner

Michael Turner’s Farina to host upcoming Brooklyn Dining Club event

July 2 | Alice Gilbert

On July 29, the Brooklyn Dining Club will host an event at...

CEO and co-founder of Ozy Media Carlos Watson arrives at Brooklyn Federal Court, June 7, 2024 in New York. AP Photo/Adam Gray, file

TV personality Carlos Watson testifies in his trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media

July 2 | Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Former TV host Carlos Watson told a jury Monday he never schemed...

Rudy Giuliani speaks with reporters as he departs the federal courthouse, May 19, 2023, in Washington. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File

Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election loss

July 2 | Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal...

Leopoldo Nash Montoya was arraigned on Friday for murdering a 15-year-old.

Fugitive indicted for murder of 15-year-old in Bensonhurst extradited from Panama

July 2 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Friday that a fugitive who fled...

Janice Robinson won the Democratic Primary for a Civil Court Judge seat in Brooklyn's 6th Municipal Court District. With Brooklyn rarely having Republican nominees for judge, Robinson is expected to take the bench in January. Photo courtesy of Janice Robinson

Janice Robinson wins civil court primary against Kenneth Gayle

July 2 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Attorney Janice Robinson has secured a Civil Court Judge seat in Brooklyn...